A Discussion On Over-The-Counter Cough Syrup Misuse

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Heme Review

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The official podcast of Chubbyemu. Heme Review is a podcast about case reports in medicine. Each episode will tell a patient’s story, while teaching about the pathogenesis of disease, the treatment modalities and the dilemmas that arise during their care.

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A Discussion On Over-The-Counter Cough Syrup Misuse

Heme Review

16 minutes 17 seconds

4 years ago

A Discussion On Over-The-Counter Cough Syrup Misuse

Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/oP_mJmWrfTQ

Chubbyemu video of this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPxb2IG9MOk

Featuring: Dr Sonal Jagasia, MD, MPH. Psychiatrist in private practice.

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Dextromethorphan is an over the counter cough medicine. It is for coughs. Misuse of it can cause life threatening side effects.

References:

Dextromethorphan, chlorphenamine and serotonin toxicity: case report and systematic literature review. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21175434/

Case of Serotonin Syndrome Initially Presenting as Diffuse Body Pain. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196581/

Serotonin Syndrome. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865832

Bromism: An overlooked and elusive toxidrome from chronic dextromethorphan misuse. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31864868/

Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19238739/

Cognitive Deterioration from Long-Term Misuse of Dextromethorphan:A Case Report. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1188627/

Pediatric Fatalities Associated With Over the Counter (Nonprescription) Cough and Cold Medications. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19101060/

"DXM": a new drug of. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9624331/